AUSTRALIA

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 April 1924, Page 5

AUSTRALIA

(Australian and N.Z* Cable Association.)

PADDINGTON MURDERS.

SYDNEY, .April 28. After lengthy consideration, Cabinet decided that Williams, the Paddington murderer, should be hanged on Tuesday morning.

QUEENSLAND FIRE.

BRISBANE, April 28-

One of the most disastrous fires in the history of the Central West, brake out at ten o’clock last night in the premises of Hodgson and. Hunter, at Dalby. At midnight it was still blazing fircely. The main business part, mostly comprising wooden structures, was practically totally destroyed. The damage was then estimated at £16,000.’ ■ - '' : ■ ! ' • ■ • HOOD DESERTERS. MELBOURNE, April 28. Three men, penniless, dressed to civilian clothes, were arrested yesterday, charged with- being' deserters from the Hood.. The names given were Joseph Haug, 19; Albert Andrews, 18; and Robert Guiller, 18. They said that they meant to go to the country to look for work. WATERSIDERS’ AWARD. SYDNEY, April 28. The High Court has commenced hearing the application . from the Waterside Workers’ Federation of Australia for an injunction against Gilchrist, Watt and Sanderson, shipowners, on the ground. that they committed a breach of the Federal Arbitration Court Award by discriminating against members . of. the Watersiders* Federation in the employment of labour on their wharves. - The application arose out of, the employment of “loyalist” i workers by the company, the latter, stating they, had'not committed a breach and that in employing loyalists they were honouring a pledge given on the occasion of the 1917 strike. DRAUGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP MELBOURNE, April 28.; In the final • of the Australian draughts championship, H. Egaii (Victoria) defeated R. Holmes (West Australia) after a keen contest. The first game in the final was a draw, but Egan won the second and third.

DEFENCE POLICY. SYDNEY, April 29. Mr Bowden said that it was proposed to purchase two long distance cruiser submarines, also tb establish ran Oil fuel base, probably at Port Darwin. The Ministry also proposes to Build up a munitions supply scheme, which will take four years to complete. This will

provide for the manufacture of ammunition for' guns up to six inch... For larger pieces, the ammunition would have to be imported. Proposals are . also made for an increase in the period 3f compulsory training'by one yeai\ /